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. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter] before the term hacker or geospatial intelligence technology was invented. anyway, i became a mr. mom in '82 because that was really going nowhere. today, however, it looks like, you know, cloud technology and c factor computing and a lot of these breakthroughs are going to make three dimensional environmental computing feasible. the problem i saw then was a global vision in a flat world, you know? we didn't really have a three dimensional philosophy. to work with this new technology. and i don't even see it there now. and it's kind of a little troubling, you know? a
. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter]...
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what was your message to washington? a lot of newspaper articles this morning about the fiscal the cliff and that is what faces -- >> we will leave this portion of this morning's washington journal now to go live to the american enterprise institute for panel discussions on the election with fox news channel commentator michael barone, inside out columnist norman borkenstein and others. it is just beginning. this is live coverage from c-span2. >> to start the aei series in 1982. he is with us here today been lautenberg and the late richard scamen were the people to look at the intersection of democracy and public often opinion data in the 1970 book "the real majority." they told us how important changing demographics would be to future e elections come indigenous election de pass braking insights have been confirmed. latinos or a larger share of the electorate than four years ago, and they voted as this new issue of aei's political report shows solidly for president obama. if romney had done as well with hispanics out as
what was your message to washington? a lot of newspaper articles this morning about the fiscal the cliff and that is what faces -- >> we will leave this portion of this morning's washington journal now to go live to the american enterprise institute for panel discussions on the election with fox news channel commentator michael barone, inside out columnist norman borkenstein and others. it is just beginning. this is live coverage from c-span2. >> to start the aei series in 1982. he...
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riot in washington, d.c. in august 1835. the riots were followed by two criminal trials tried by the city's district attorney francis scott key who wrote the star spangled banner. he descended slavery in the prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim whose late husband denied the right to decide the capitol. he speaks at magers and quinn booksellers. [applause] >> thank you magers and quinn for hosting this event. i suggest this and the whenever anything less than enthusiastic. a minneapolis bookstore and i'm very glad that i landed here. i want to tell you a little bit about the look and read a little the book. many old familiar faces. whenever i come back to minneapolis i have a feeling of what a special place and there's probably a few people here who will at least remember the place if not agree with me, and so old friends. i will relieve myself here. i attended an advanced placement class at the old west high school which was right down here and you have to be rea
riot in washington, d.c. in august 1835. the riots were followed by two criminal trials tried by the city's district attorney francis scott key who wrote the star spangled banner. he descended slavery in the prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim whose late husband denied the right to decide the capitol. he speaks at magers and quinn booksellers. [applause] >> thank you magers and quinn for hosting this event. i suggest this and the whenever...
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what is your message to washington? >> caller: i really think that comprised in the area and in positive way. it's so wonderful in my mind that president obama not elected and i believe that people can now start to work together as not so much just politicians but as people that are going help solve problems and moving forward in a positive way. so many of the comments i heard on c-span over the last -- since the election happened. so many negative comments i heard. i heard a lot of positive ones. but so many negative ones i think had just simply have no validity and kind of portray them as somebody who is not doing well by people and the thing that really not been mentioned on c-span or other channels very often very infrequently is congress, the republicans -- [inaudible] throughout the term and so called democrat majority people fail to mention is 12 democrats, which in my view have very conservative republicans in disguise blocked everything. they never did have. >> ron. let's look forward. we want the to work. what
what is your message to washington? >> caller: i really think that comprised in the area and in positive way. it's so wonderful in my mind that president obama not elected and i believe that people can now start to work together as not so much just politicians but as people that are going help solve problems and moving forward in a positive way. so many of the comments i heard on c-span over the last -- since the election happened. so many negative comments i heard. i heard a lot of...
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be sure to join us tonight from the washington ideas form or a roundtable discussion. a look at america's strategic competitiveness. wrong. >> how does one adequately express his feelings about a special friend? when that friend is also a world icon, a national hero of hero unimaginable proportions. unimaginable proportion and a legend whose name will live in . neil, wherever you neil armstro armstrong. fate looked down kindly on us when she chose neil to be the first to venture to another world and to have the opportunity to look back from space at the beauty of our own. it could have been another, but it wasn't, and it wasn't for a reason. no one, no one, but no one could have accepted the responsibility of his remarkable accomplishment with more dignity and more grace than neil armstrong. he embodied all that is good and >> just before 11:30 a behind the scenes look at life as a teenager in the white house with susan ford bales and lyndon johnson robb. just after one, how scientists are using gain skills and gaming theories to solve world problems. >> a quick remind
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that argument remained unsettled in washington today. that is to my tank, the doubt that you're picking upon in your question. >> i will make several comments, and on a different question. on working backwards to my you know, i looked at it this way. first, the fact is, when you look at globally castries the united states has said the capability and even in this time , but secondly, it is the united states that has taken responsibility and stepped forward. i cannot point to of another country that has been willing to take that responsibility. having said that, david refers to how we are modifying some of our approaches in dealing with that responsibility in a more cost-effective ways, but also having said that, i would argue that i think there is going to be a big debate over this issue because there are many different ways of advancing the strategic interests. let me, with that, to the first question, the diplomacy development and defense, i think many of you may know and certainly our members of congress here would get the question fro
that argument remained unsettled in washington today. that is to my tank, the doubt that you're picking upon in your question. >> i will make several comments, and on a different question. on working backwards to my you know, i looked at it this way. first, the fact is, when you look at globally castries the united states has said the capability and even in this time , but secondly, it is the united states that has taken responsibility and stepped forward. i cannot point to of another...
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and then after that comes back to washington. as r&b of the judiciary committee and past chirm of the finance committee, he takes his ciewnl oversight responsibilities very serious. he has long worked to make the judicial branch more open and transparent. he spond a bill to allow cameras in the courtroom. he has been one of the most ardent protectors of whistle-blowers. he brings real-world experience from his iowa farm to be an advocate for farmers in washington. even when senator grassley and i don't agree on issues, i believe we always have the greatest respect for each other. i know do him and i feel confident he does of me. i believe he's a principled and dedicated lawmaker and really a genuine person. one little side note, mr. president. i came to the senate and i was elected in 1986. early in 1987 i gave my maiden speech here in the senate. and it was on the tears bill of -- taxpayers' bill of rights, something i tried to accomplish on the house, and they paid no attention to me. which came here, that was my speech and yfs
and then after that comes back to washington. as r&b of the judiciary committee and past chirm of the finance committee, he takes his ciewnl oversight responsibilities very serious. he has long worked to make the judicial branch more open and transparent. he spond a bill to allow cameras in the courtroom. he has been one of the most ardent protectors of whistle-blowers. he brings real-world experience from his iowa farm to be an advocate for farmers in washington. even when senator grassley...
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>> i guess there's a tradition here in washington, d.c. when anybody is asked about making a position, they always make one of those nice predictions like the next 18 months are going to be critical or something along those lines. [laughter] >> so true. >> i won't do it on the sunday morning talk shows. >> but what i am going to say is i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is the relationship between the presidency and egypt and a variety of bureaucratic interests not just the military but each state is would be critical. the question of whether morsi is going to call what the states or the states are going to coopt morsi it's going to be extremely important. but what i would also say is it is not just the question of the confrontation that we have been waiting for written the president between the very spirit of the policies to the president and the deep states particularly in the military and the security service, but we are also looking at the relationship between the president into the bureau of the muslim brotherhood. there
>> i guess there's a tradition here in washington, d.c. when anybody is asked about making a position, they always make one of those nice predictions like the next 18 months are going to be critical or something along those lines. [laughter] >> so true. >> i won't do it on the sunday morning talk shows. >> but what i am going to say is i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is the relationship between the presidency and egypt and a variety of bureaucratic...
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the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president, and i thank the senator from arizona for allowing me a few minutes to speak about an amendment that we are going to be voting on at 2:00. i want to express my concerns with provisions in the defense authorization bill that we are currently considering that would limit the department of defense in investing in alternative fuels. this underlying bill is a very important piece of legislation. i have always supported it to make sure our military has the equipment and resources and effective policies it needs to perform its missions, but i can't support the inclusion of provisions that would severely limit the department's ability to use alternative fuels. i strongly believe that those limitations will cause lasting harm to our national security and our military readiness and our efforts to decrease american dependence on foreign oil. so that is why i am -- that's why we are considering an amendment that i cosponsored that will strike one of those troubling provisions, that's se
the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president, and i thank the senator from arizona for allowing me a few minutes to speak about an amendment that we are going to be voting on at 2:00. i want to express my concerns with provisions in the defense authorization bill that we are currently considering that would limit the department of defense in investing in alternative fuels. this underlying bill is a very important piece of legislation. i have always...
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smio washington. we're not getting rid of that with regular filibusters but we're ge getting read of it wita motion to proceed. the senate isn't working. apart from senator mcconnell and his troops, basically everybody in america agrees the senate is not working. and the senate, as in any human snurks there will always be plenty of blame to go around. let's call it like it is. two longtime senate watchers -- thomas mann and norm ornstein, one representing a pregnantive think tank, another a conservative think tank. "we have been studying washington politics and congress nor than 40 years and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. in our past writings we've criticized both parties. today however we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the republican party." mr. president, i didn't make that up. they wrote it. two of the foremost congress watchers this country has ever had. that's what they wrote. objective outside observers are calling it like it is. the current
smio washington. we're not getting rid of that with regular filibusters but we're ge getting read of it wita motion to proceed. the senate isn't working. apart from senator mcconnell and his troops, basically everybody in america agrees the senate is not working. and the senate, as in any human snurks there will always be plenty of blame to go around. let's call it like it is. two longtime senate watchers -- thomas mann and norm ornstein, one representing a pregnantive think tank, another a...
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robert greifeld speaking at the brookings institution in washington on monday. last friday% obama met to discuss a plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. a vice-chairman networking spirit of i'd like to welcome everybody here today. congressman oxley, great pleasure to see you. i've got to cut our remarks on sarbanes-oxley now. it is my great pleasure to welcome my colleague and friend, bob greifeld, cto of nasdaq to brookings. there's no doubt he's a successful business executive under his two valued brookings has increased by a factor of four. six dollars per share to $25 per share. gone up to 1.7 million. cash from 800 million major and is taken over the niche market in the united states and made it one of the most important global markets. 10 clearinghouses around the world. that is the facts. those are very straightforward and he is a track record to be proud of. the market he is built, however, is the reason why we've asked them to be here today. the nasdaq stock market list 3200 companie
robert greifeld speaking at the brookings institution in washington on monday. last friday% obama met to discuss a plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. a vice-chairman networking spirit of i'd like to welcome everybody here today. congressman oxley, great pleasure to see you. i've got to cut our remarks on sarbanes-oxley now. it is my great pleasure to welcome my colleague and friend, bob greifeld, cto of nasdaq to...
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you heard it this morning on c-span "washington journal." businesses are going to be shutting down, losing. people are going to be hurting because there's going to be so many less jobs, and her agenda is so -- nothing to do with job. she's not good for the united states. thank you very much. >> host: that's michigan on the republican's line. let's hear from our independent line. austin, texas. good morning, go ahead. >> caller: good morning, how are you? i am very happy that nancy pelosi has decided to run again for minority leader. and i'd like to comment on your previous caller before me. she had made a statement that nancy pelosi does not do what she always says, which i find very incorrect. nancy has always stood or the minority of the american population, the poor, especially if you remember her efforts in trying to pass the schip in the previous election. and she did so, and she stood her ground, and right now we see the same woman speaking very well. she's not stumbling into words like your previous caller suggested. she is strong and
you heard it this morning on c-span "washington journal." businesses are going to be shutting down, losing. people are going to be hurting because there's going to be so many less jobs, and her agenda is so -- nothing to do with job. she's not good for the united states. thank you very much. >> host: that's michigan on the republican's line. let's hear from our independent line. austin, texas. good morning, go ahead. >> caller: good morning, how are you? i am very happy...
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just outside washington d.c.. we have visited this spot throughout the day and the lines remain long. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. according to ap virginia election officials heavy turnout is leading to long lines at polling places across the state. polls opened at 6:00 a.m. today. officials say less than a dozen of the 2400 polling places state why didn't open on time. >> we want to hear from you on our facebook page. did you vote today and if so who did you vote for? currently we are showing 33,000 voted for president obama on facebook conlan and 18,000 for mitt romney. >> the big picture when you are watching the house race on election night is republicans are going to hold the house. no one outside the most optimistic person in the democratic party thinks they have a shot to win the house. >> we start watching for a few key states where democrats can pick up a few seats. >> in new york a few races if you look at the suburban race, a moderate freshman republican in a treaty in democratic area, got to watch
just outside washington d.c.. we have visited this spot throughout the day and the lines remain long. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. according to ap virginia election officials heavy turnout is leading to long lines at polling places across the state. polls opened at 6:00 a.m. today. officials say less than a dozen of the 2400 polling places state why didn't open on time. >> we want to hear from you on our facebook page. did you vote today and if so who did you vote for? currently we...
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i guess there is a tradition here in washington, d.c. whenever anyone is asked about the position they always make one of those predictions like the next 18 months are going to be really critical along those lines. but i'm way to do something very similar. 36 months actually -- 35. >> [inaudible] what i'm going to say is one thing our discussion has alluded to is the presidency in egypt and a variety of bureaucratic interests not just the military with a deep state is going to be very critical. the question of whether morsi is going to what the state or whether they will coopt him is planned to be extremely important. but i would also like to say this not just a question of sort of that confrontation that we have been waiting for it in the president and between the various your critics and the state's particularly the military and the security service but we are also looking at the relationship to the president and the guided bureau but there is sufficient room for tension between the two sides is essentially where an independent preside
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i want to go to washington and lead. i want to go to washington and lead the fight to cut spending to reduce regulation and keep taxes low to the businesses can expand and people can get jobs and they can feed their families and pay their mortgage and send their kids to school. i think the choice that we have to make on november 6th is very clear. you can choose someone like governor king that to get 300 million over surplus, increase spending by 50% with a billion dollar deficit in highest tax burden in the country, or you can choose me, i would like to go to washington and lead the fight to reduce spending, to reduce regulation and to do things that grow this economy coming and i would appreciate your vote. >> moderator: secretary, thank you. >> i am not a politician, and so, this is a little bit uncomfortable. i'm a businessman, chairman of my local council, but to the negativity that has consumed this campaign and others in the country bottoms me. cynthia, i'm tired of your constant criticism of, quote, old wealthy w
i want to go to washington and lead. i want to go to washington and lead the fight to cut spending to reduce regulation and keep taxes low to the businesses can expand and people can get jobs and they can feed their families and pay their mortgage and send their kids to school. i think the choice that we have to make on november 6th is very clear. you can choose someone like governor king that to get 300 million over surplus, increase spending by 50% with a billion dollar deficit in highest tax...
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, washington d.c. suburbs. and he's a businessman is a prisoner of the state legislature with the space nature is it to be tough for bartlett even though bartlett has an environmental street to him that doesn't make him a typical republican but i think that he is facing a different electronic that is wealthy and they're going to be tough to keep the majority. >> , john tierney getting a lot of attention with some allegations of gambling and offshore money they may have made for him and his family. what's happening up there? >> he is in a lot of trouble. we believe that he is an underdog in the race and i think it is for a couple of different reasons. one is that he does have this cloud surrounding him. his brother-in-law, his wife served some time for misconduct and i think that is a cloud that is part of his problem. the other challenges that he is facing she is an openly gay republican who isn't easily tied to the tea party label. he is an extreme conservative when he's an openly gay republican and r
, washington d.c. suburbs. and he's a businessman is a prisoner of the state legislature with the space nature is it to be tough for bartlett even though bartlett has an environmental street to him that doesn't make him a typical republican but i think that he is facing a different electronic that is wealthy and they're going to be tough to keep the majority. >> , john tierney getting a lot of attention with some allegations of gambling and offshore money they may have made for him and...
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smith goes to washington" i saw that movie. didn't that poor man have to stand at his desk and hold the senate floor until he crumbled in exhaustion? why don't we see that anymore? the honest answer is there was some artistic license in that movie and the more honest answer is we have reached the point now with the filibuster where one senator can stand up and object to what is about to occur in the senate, stop the senate from what they're doing for at least 30 hours until there's a vote to resume business. let me give you two examples of how this played out in my recent memory. it was only a couple years ago when we were closing a weekly session and a last-minute request was made to extend unemployment benefits to millions of americans. we thought we had an agreement. democrats and republicans, we were ready to leave town. the junior senator from kentucky, not the pleernd, senator bunning stood up and said i object. by saying i object, he stopped the payment of unemployment benefits to millions of americans. and at that point
smith goes to washington" i saw that movie. didn't that poor man have to stand at his desk and hold the senate floor until he crumbled in exhaustion? why don't we see that anymore? the honest answer is there was some artistic license in that movie and the more honest answer is we have reached the point now with the filibuster where one senator can stand up and object to what is about to occur in the senate, stop the senate from what they're doing for at least 30 hours until there's a vote...
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this has information you won't find anywhere else in washington this past. all right, questions? we will start here in the front. can you please identify yourself? >> peggy and i'm the congressional correspondent for the hispanic outlook magazine and of course very interested in the latino vote. i wonder if you are going to see, as we did in 2008, a big difference between the exit polls, which i think are just not reliable and the actual voting count and when do you think that will happen? in 2008 they showed that latino votes made 9% of the total electorate but the actual number was 7.4% and then my big question is, 9% or 7% of what? it looks like the total number of voters are going to the left this year than in 2008. so i'm wondering, when does that come up and another little thing i have to say. immigration is not just about latinas and i think republicans have a great chance to talk about immigration and work opportunities, the growing asian immigrant community and also the fact that the immigration bill that will pass first and permanent green cards to foreign students who
this has information you won't find anywhere else in washington this past. all right, questions? we will start here in the front. can you please identify yourself? >> peggy and i'm the congressional correspondent for the hispanic outlook magazine and of course very interested in the latino vote. i wonder if you are going to see, as we did in 2008, a big difference between the exit polls, which i think are just not reliable and the actual voting count and when do you think that will...
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they forced it in minnesota maryland and washington. recently they thought they could win them or they would've spent the the time and energy to put them on about. because of the coalitions, and with them come out with the religious are you what you saw were fair-minded religious leaders and faith leaders in the accounting what they were sent to that something that we have seen as aggressively in the past. they also are losing support. you were saying, i was on a panel today, this is much more exciting with brian brown who runs the national organization for marriage, and he is desperately spinning, and he talks about the left liberal states but he also talks about how they were outspent this thing. well, they have seen their support shrink. a have seen can be are not going to go away and they learn the lessons. i think they could come back in a very force away, but it seemed their support shrink the they've seen their grassroots support shrink and they've seen their donor base shrink. the mormon church is a play that you did not see in
they forced it in minnesota maryland and washington. recently they thought they could win them or they would've spent the the time and energy to put them on about. because of the coalitions, and with them come out with the religious are you what you saw were fair-minded religious leaders and faith leaders in the accounting what they were sent to that something that we have seen as aggressively in the past. they also are losing support. you were saying, i was on a panel today, this is much more...
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all of us agree on this they want to see us focused on that but not our politics here in washington. my hope is this is the beginning of a process where we are able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way that we will deal with some of these long term entitlements and we will also be focusing on making sure the middle class families are able to get ahead is i want to think the leadership for what they've done and with that we are going to get to work. thank you very much. >> there's one other point i wanted to make and that is my understanding is tomorrow is [inaudible] birthday so for those of you that want to wish a happy birthday, we didn't know how many candles we would need. [laughter] but we do want to wish him a happy birthday. thank you. thank you, everybody. spoke to reporters after the meeting. here's what they had to say. >> [inaudible] and while we are going to continue to have revenue on the table it's been the incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people we are serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma and i
all of us agree on this they want to see us focused on that but not our politics here in washington. my hope is this is the beginning of a process where we are able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way that we will deal with some of these long term entitlements and we will also be focusing on making sure the middle class families are able to get ahead is i want to think the leadership for what they've done and with that we are going to get to work. thank you...
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in washington. they have a 7% approval rating. it is an axiomatic that it's not working. i'm trying to be a different kind of representative. someone who goes down, tries to work across the aisle, call things the way i see them, and let the chips fall where they may, and if you're looking for someone whose going to, you know, as i say it, one party is driving the bus, hundred miles an hour towards the cliff, and the other party is driving it 60 miles per hour, 40 miles per hour. for me, i'm going down there to stop the bus and turn it around. i want to be clear that why i'm going. i'm not going to be a typical politician. i will vote, not support the f-35 if i think it's the wrong decision, although i'm for strong defense. i'll do what i think is right for the people of vermont. i believe that the free markets and free minds, people have more of their own money to create wealth, to encourage the entrepreneurs not to make war on the entrepreneurs is the best way to get the country moving again, and i
in washington. they have a 7% approval rating. it is an axiomatic that it's not working. i'm trying to be a different kind of representative. someone who goes down, tries to work across the aisle, call things the way i see them, and let the chips fall where they may, and if you're looking for someone whose going to, you know, as i say it, one party is driving the bus, hundred miles an hour towards the cliff, and the other party is driving it 60 miles per hour, 40 miles per hour. for me, i'm...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, november 9, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff bingaman, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on tuesday, november 13, 2012. we are going to take you back now live to the bipartisan policy center in washington. you can see where legislative work resumes on november 13th. back now to the live event at the bipartisan policy center. >> -- each time they held unified power whether it was under johnson, carter, obama the first two years they've seen the vote share among whites declined significantly and that congressional or presidential vote. the challenge of convincing much of white america and the government to benefit them is still on the table, but again the number you need to convince is dropping because of the rising min
the clerk: washington, d.c, november 9, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff bingaman, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on tuesday, november 13, 2012. we are going to take you back now live to the bipartisan...
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tester: only in washington, d.c. only in washington, d.c. when you have waste, fraud, and improper insurance payment do you call that a bad thing. not one penny of benefits were cut with the health care bill. not one penny. stars as far as the fact checker goes. i don't know who is doing it. take a look at the statement about not pay races and making it medicare in to a voucher system. rehberg: there he goes again. washington speak. the $716 billion out of medicare doesn't affect beneficiary. it affects there and hospital and you voted for sequestration which is going to cut another 2% from medicare to doctors and hospitals. and you know what? when the president tells us we're not going lose the doctor our choice. the problem is the doctor not going to be able to see us because they won't be able to afford to us. we're not fairly reimburging them for the cost. when he plays game of it doesn't affect beneficiary. don't fall for that old line. it's going to. he hurt seniors because it hurts doctors and hospitals. tester: can we carry-on? >> mo
tester: only in washington, d.c. only in washington, d.c. when you have waste, fraud, and improper insurance payment do you call that a bad thing. not one penny of benefits were cut with the health care bill. not one penny. stars as far as the fact checker goes. i don't know who is doing it. take a look at the statement about not pay races and making it medicare in to a voucher system. rehberg: there he goes again. washington speak. the $716 billion out of medicare doesn't affect beneficiary....
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we've given about a million scholarships' to washington, d.c. public school graduates over the course of the last 20 years or so with an endowment of more than $2 million, and my experience is on the board and also my experiences at the university where i teach with graduate and undergraduate students and public policy and have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what are the traditional view of what the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remember, a college education has been the ticket to a more comfortable life, and while that reality still exists, it is competing with some alternatives that i think will hamper not just urban america but in urban america in general and by that i mean the cost of the ticket to actually get in and complete college represents a barrier that i believe will ultimately injure our economy. not only that but a rapid change that technical evolution is bringing about house creeley today spatial mismatch between the kind of jobs that are going to be available going forward and t
we've given about a million scholarships' to washington, d.c. public school graduates over the course of the last 20 years or so with an endowment of more than $2 million, and my experience is on the board and also my experiences at the university where i teach with graduate and undergraduate students and public policy and have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what are the traditional view of what the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remember, a...
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there are a lot of smart people that are closer than i am to how we are going to react here in washington. we have talked about that during the conference. but i think the focus has to be dealing with this fiscal cliff and putting a competitive agenda in place. if we don't do that, i believe that we will not be able to get the kind of economic recovery that we all hope for and that we have been lacking over the last few years. >> i wanted to get to the agenda, but i want to address it was one more question about the campaign. and the republican coalition. that is young people. a lot of discussion in the press last week or so. the president is still at about 60% of that vote. is gay marriage, for example, is it one of those threshold issues now that makes the republican party look out of touch with those voters? and we have to change the way we talk about that issue as republicans? >> yes. >> that is a big concession. a lot of the colleagues would say no, it was a close election, you know, two percentage point, their turnout was better and we don't need to change a thing. >> it was a close
there are a lot of smart people that are closer than i am to how we are going to react here in washington. we have talked about that during the conference. but i think the focus has to be dealing with this fiscal cliff and putting a competitive agenda in place. if we don't do that, i believe that we will not be able to get the kind of economic recovery that we all hope for and that we have been lacking over the last few years. >> i wanted to get to the agenda, but i want to address it was...
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the clerk: washington, d.c., november 13, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jim webb, a senator from the state of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: after our election i welcome everyone back of. for some it was a nice break, for others it was a lot of hard work. we welcome everyone back. and look forward to aa very productive next six weeks. mr. president, the senate is considering the motion to proceed to s. 3525, the sportsman action post-church. at 5:30 there will be a motion to proceed to this legislation on on behalf of senator leahy scoins that michelle lac co, a fellow on the senate judiciary committee are granted privileges of the floor. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: for the last year the country has been focused on the difference b
the clerk: washington, d.c., november 13, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jim webb, a senator from the state of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: after our election i welcome everyone back of. for some it was a nice break, for others...
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you can read my "washington post" opinion from last friday. look, we have managed to all but destroy the ipo market in the united states in the last two decades. we had the 92% drop in $50 million and below ipo in the last twenty years. 90%. that is absolutely ludicrous. the fcc and the discussion said, look, it gets technical. the 5060 has raisedded $800 million last year. we don't see why it's out of balance. this is the peak of the pyramid. this is the bottom of the per med and you're saying it's not at problem. it should be five times the size. you apt robust economy that creates jobs. you have to unleash the entrepreneur. it's ludicrous. [applause] let's get personal. right. let's say that you're a kid from downtown doit, you have the great idea for modifying your skateboard, and you have to go to friends and family to raise $10,000? really? yeah, that's the reality right now. you have to go to friends and family. there's no way for them to legally reach out to a community and tap in to engine and put a blush out. it's against the law. he
you can read my "washington post" opinion from last friday. look, we have managed to all but destroy the ipo market in the united states in the last two decades. we had the 92% drop in $50 million and below ipo in the last twenty years. 90%. that is absolutely ludicrous. the fcc and the discussion said, look, it gets technical. the 5060 has raisedded $800 million last year. we don't see why it's out of balance. this is the peak of the pyramid. this is the bottom of the per med and...
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of course, a movie actor who could go and talk to the elites in new york and washington, d.c. but also has this pipe is to give. the reagan democrats both in pennsylvania and ohio blue-collar workers. he could resonate with them. and it's not fair to say this to mitt romney, but he could not come he did not have the populist appeal. just by virtue of who he was who he is, his biography and his very demeanor. mitt romney, his brand was always going to be rich republican working gecko guy, and, of course, it ended up that way. >> host: matt lewis, the next morning, the morning after the election, quite early on you when the people who came out calling for changes in the republican party. you have a piece you call the republicans or the gop needs modernization, not moderation. even just the morning after we were still assessing what happened, how mitt romney lost the presidency. how republicans were not able to gain more ground in the senate. what were your initial reflections and what are you looking for? >> guest: first of all thank you for bringing that appear to modernization
of course, a movie actor who could go and talk to the elites in new york and washington, d.c. but also has this pipe is to give. the reagan democrats both in pennsylvania and ohio blue-collar workers. he could resonate with them. and it's not fair to say this to mitt romney, but he could not come he did not have the populist appeal. just by virtue of who he was who he is, his biography and his very demeanor. mitt romney, his brand was always going to be rich republican working gecko guy, and,...
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he was the representative to washington from fairfax to the congress and became the chairman of the house government operations committee with many important hearings and covered many issues and he remains very active as a speaker and policy observer and he's also on our faculty where he teaches the course on southern politics very popular lecture and faculty member so i'm pleased to have, as a colleague. tom is going to kick it off and then come back and talk about the detailed program and get started. >> paul, thank you very hatch. he left of the most important part of the resume and that is i left congress undefeated and unindicted. i just want to welcome you on behalf of george mason university the bipartisan policy center and loyt. the history doesn't repeat itself but it sometimes crimes. this summarizes what we are doing in the session this morning. i don't need to tell the audience about the challenges facing the nation and our leaders today in the fiscal cliff approaching even now working to explore an agreement that would avoid an economic free for all while progress in reducing
he was the representative to washington from fairfax to the congress and became the chairman of the house government operations committee with many important hearings and covered many issues and he remains very active as a speaker and policy observer and he's also on our faculty where he teaches the course on southern politics very popular lecture and faculty member so i'm pleased to have, as a colleague. tom is going to kick it off and then come back and talk about the detailed program and get...
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because somehow the attitude in washington, d.c. is that 535 members of congress know better how to run this economy than the other 80%. the 80% that can be spent by the private sector. and you have great faith in government, and government's necessary, and government's legitimate, and government's constitutional. but government will never take the place of the dynamics of our economy and do the good that the american economy and the private sector will do. the war on poverty has ended up with more people being in poverty. in other words, who won the war on poverty? poverty won. the president, of course, claims that he wants a balanced approach to deficit reduction. he says we should do a combination of tax increases and spending cuts. so far he's been rather specific about his tax increases. however, he has not said much about entitlements that are going to be the main drivers of our national debt over the coming years and decades. the president needs to lead in this area to get serious discussion rolling. now people are going to h
because somehow the attitude in washington, d.c. is that 535 members of congress know better how to run this economy than the other 80%. the 80% that can be spent by the private sector. and you have great faith in government, and government's necessary, and government's legitimate, and government's constitutional. but government will never take the place of the dynamics of our economy and do the good that the american economy and the private sector will do. the war on poverty has ended up with...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, november 30, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher a. coons, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chai. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the defense authorization act. there will be four roll call votes at 9:30 a.m. i ask unanimous consent that all votes after the first vote be 10 minutes in duration. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, this week something rare occurred here in the senate. we debated a bill under regular order. no filibusters were mounted, no cloture motions were filed on the motion to proceed. that certainly is a rare occasion. and for that reason, we have had ample time to debate and consider amendments. this is how the process should work. typically over the l
the clerk: washington, d.c, november 30, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher a. coons, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chai. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the defense authorization act....